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OpinionSorry PS5, Xbox Series X Has Unexpectedly Become My Preferred Console
I started this new generation of game consoles with the expectation that I would be playing most games on the PS5, like how I played most stuff on PS4 last gen. But nearly five months later, I’m spending most of my time on the Xbox Series X and now I feel bad, like I’m ignoring…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 2, 2021 -
CulturePC Developer Issues Takedown Notice Against Its Own Game, Claims Publisher Pirated It
The Sinking City developer Frogwares has publicly accused former publisher Nacon of pirating the Lovecraftian adventure game for its recent re-release on Steam, the arrival of which put the Ukrainian studio in the weird position of asking potential customers not to purchase its own game last week. UPDATE 8:30pm – Valve has told Vice that…
By Ian Walker Published March 2, 2021 -
OpinionTrans Inclusion Means More Than Just Adding Potential Gender Options To Hogwarts Legacy
Upcoming Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy will feature some customization options related to gender, according to a report by Bloomberg. It’s a step toward trans inclusion in a game mired in controversy, even if it still shows the limitations of video games’ handling of trans people. Hogwarts Legacy players will reportedly be able to choose…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 2, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryBravely Default 2’s Level Up Screen Is So Satisfying
Sixty hours later I still love watching these numbers go up. Like many other JRPGs, Bravely Default II is extremely long and extremely grindy, but the game is also full of small touches that occasionally punctuate the tedium with joy. One of those is the level up screen. After killing a mob of enemies you…
By Ethan Gach Published March 2, 2021 -
CultureAliens: Fireteam Pits Colonial Marines Against The Xenomorph Horde This Summer
Coming summer 2021 to Xboxes, PlayStations, and Steam from Cold Iron Studios, Aliens: Fireteam is a co-op survival shooter set 23 years after the original Alien trilogy. Turns out those pesky H.R. Giger critters are still a huge problem, and it’s up to the Colonial Marines to feed them. Or exterminate them, I guess. My…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2021 -
CulturePlayStation Store Will Stop Selling Movies Nobody Bought
Have you ever bought a movie or TV show through the PlayStation Store? Me neither. As a result, Sony announced today it will remove them, starting August 31, 2021. “We’ve seen tremendous growth from PlayStation fans using subscription-based and ad-based entertainment streaming services on our consoles,” Sony wrote in a post over on the PlayStation…
By Ethan Gach Published March 2, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe Wii U Gets A New System Update Two And A Half Years Later
Today in Japan, Nintendo released a new system update for the Wii U. The last firmware, 5.5.3, was released in early September 2018. Nintendo of America detailed the previous update as fixing the following: Improvements to system stability and usability Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2021 -
CultureNavy’s ‘Women Of Warzone‘ Twitch Stream Spammed With Bomb Emotes
The Navy turned off text chat for today’s ‘Women of Warzone’ boot camp Twitch stream, so some viewers took to spamming the chat with bomb and fire emojis instead The boot camp sessions were in preparation for a $10,000 prize pool Call of Duty Warzone tournament, open to the public, that the Navy will be…
By Ethan Gach Published March 1, 2021 -
CultureValheim Player Turns Ocean Into Giant Trampoline
Can we ever truly know the nature of the sea? Primordial creatures lurk in its depths. It’s powered by outer space. We still don’t understand how eels reproduce. In Valheim, however, it’s a bit simpler: The ocean is a trampoline. On the Valheim subreddit, a player named HotGuuuuu recently unveiled the fruits of multiple days…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 1, 2021 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Star Quits GTA RP After In-Game Jobs Become Too Much Like Real Jobs
Does life imitate art, or does art imitate life? It’s the chicken or egg question for the modern age, but after a certain point, the answer ceases to matter. That point, it turns out, is when you’re really fucking sick of doing real jobs inside a video game, as Twitch mainstay Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris can…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 1, 2021 -
OpinionAsk KotakuWhat’s Your Favorite Video Game Boss Encounter?
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take. This week we Ask Kotaku: What’s your favorite video game boss encounter? Ash Spoilers for Undertale follow. In my hierarchy of the best video game boss fights of all time, nothing…
By Alexandra Hall Published March 1, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryA Realm Reborn‘s Ending Was Kind Of A Letdown
I rolled credits on A Realm Reborn a couple of days ago, ushering in the new Seventh Astral Era, and yet I feel kinda hollow. Compared to my gut-wrenching experience toward the middle of my journey, the end of A Realm Reborn’s storyline feels like a huge-ass letdown. I’ve said before how I love when…
By Ash Parrish Published March 1, 2021 -
CultureDestiny 2 Glitch Lets You Launch 12-Player Raid Parties [Update]
Destiny 2 fireteams are usually capped at six, but players have recently discovered a glitch to bump up the size and are using the exploit to take on game’s raids in massive groups. Twelve-player parties might be chump change for a traditional MMO, but in Destiny it can transform even the deepest, darkest stone crypt…
By Ethan Gach Published March 1, 2021 -
Tips & GuidesDon’t Miss Bravely Default 2’s Excellent Card Game
Like every massive RPG, Bravely Default 2 features a game within the game. It’s called Bind & Divide, or B&D (yes, yes, like the game). It’s a compelling card game you don’t want to miss, but you could easily roll the credits without ever playing a round. B&D is more or less Bravely Default by…
By Ari Notis Published March 1, 2021 -
OpinionImpressionsSorry Crazy Taxi Fans, Taxi Chaos Ain’t It
Taxi Chaos is not Crazy Taxi. But it’s trying to be, and it succeeds in some important ways while completely failing in many others. Consider this a warning: Don’t buy Taxi Chaos. But if you do, I can help make the game a bit better. I get why some folks might be tempted to buy…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 1, 2021 -
CultureReport: Elden Ring Has Pages
Fans of Elden Ring, the joint collaboration between Dark Souls maker FromSoftware and Game of Thrones writer George R. R. Martin, have been desperate for confirmation that the game is still real and will eventually come out. It now sounds like they have an answer: according to a new report by VGC, trailer footage of…
By Ethan Gach Published March 1, 2021 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Yakuza: Like A Dragon Comes To PS5
If you like the Yakuza series but also only own a PS5, then you seem like a strange person. Also, some good news: Yakuza: Like A Dragon releases on PS5 later this week. I had an extended weekend recently and I almost downloaded Yakuza 0 via Game Pass. I still want to try and play…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 1, 2021 -
CultureMorning MusicZero Divide Is A Primordial PlayStation Synth-Fusion Treasure
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s pick comes from the dawn of the 32-bit era, when makin’ “Virtua Fighter, but with robots” just seemed like a natural thing to do. Upon its September 1995 American launch the PlayStation had no shortage…
By Alexandra Hall Published March 1, 2021 -
UncategorizedVirtual-On creator Juro Watari has left Sega. On Twitter, Watari revealed that he left the company late last month but added that future plans were not yet decided. The first Virtual-On game was released in the mid-1990s and went on to spawn several sequels.
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2021
